About the Author Paul Schnackenburg has been working in IT for nearly 30 years and has been teaching for over 20 years. He runs Expert IT Solutions, an IT consultancy in Australia. Paul focuses on ...

SQL Server on Azure is not. I ramped up on Linux and MongoDB and have that working working on Azure. I finally gave up on Windows and SQL Server and have been rewarded.

Microsoft launched Windows Azure infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) options on April 16. The service is now commercially available.

The Azure Web Sites support both Windows Azure SQL Database and MySQL databases, plus an array of developer tools and protocols, including Visual Studio, Git, FTP, and WebMatrix.

From how virtual machines can impact your Azure IaaS and Paas uptimes to what to never do, top cloud architect Peter De Tender offers his best tips and tricks for reaching 99.95 percent uptime by ...

Windows Azure crosses over to IaaS Microsoft's new IaaS solution is a differentiator for the company, writes James Staten. Written by James Staten, Contributor Oct. 28, 2010 at 7:08 a.m. PT ...

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For SQL Server and Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, you’ll get free ESUs on Azure until July 12, 2025; Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 extended support goes away on October 10, 2026.